Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
| Directing | Kihachi Okamoto | Director |
| Production | Toshirō Mifune | Producer |
| Production | Yoshio Nishikawa | Producer |
| Camera | Takao Saitō | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kihachi Okamoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sakae Hirosawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Music |
| Art | Hiroshi Ueda | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeo Kobayashi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Masamichi Ichikawa | Sound Recordist |
